Airliner

N24973

2018 Boeing 787-9

Registered No accidents on file
Built
2018
Serial
40941
Class
Airliner
Engines
2 × Ge GENX series
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc (Corporation)
Based
Chicago, IL
Registration record

N24973 on the FAA register

Type
2018 Boeing 787-9
Serial
40941
Engines
2 × Ge GENX series
Registered owner
United Airlines Inc
Chicago, IL
Certificate issued
2018-02-12
Airworthiness date
2018-02-11
Registration expires
2028-02-29
Airworthiness class
Standard · transport
Mode S (hex)
A254D7
Mode S (octal)
50452327
Seats (type)
422
Weight class
20,000 lb and over
Range (type)
6,430 nm
Cruise (type)
490 kt
Status
Current as of October 2026
Registry history

Timeline

  • 2028-02-29
    Registration expires (renewal due).
  • 2018-02-12
    Certificate of registration issued as N24973 to the current registrant.
  • 2018-02-11
    Airworthiness date on the current FAA record (standard category (transport)).
  • 1990-02-08
    N24973 previously assigned to a Piper Tomahawk (s/n 3879A0739); cancelled.
  • 1965-05-21
    N24973 previously assigned to a Piper J4A (s/n 4-773); cancelled.
Overview

About N24973

N24973 is a 2018 Boeing 787-9, serial number 40941. The FAA register lists United Airlines Inc as the registrant in Chicago, Illinois. The current certificate of registration was issued on February 12, 2018 and expires on February 29, 2028.

The FAA aircraft reference file describes the type as an airliner, two Ge GENX series engines and 422 seats. Published figures for the type give a cruise speed of about 490 knots and a range of about 6,430 nm; actual performance depends on configuration, load and conditions. Its airworthiness certificate is standard category (transport), dated February 11, 2018.

No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices are on file for N24973.

Cruise
490 kt
Range
6,430 nm
Takeoff over 50 ft
9,400 ft
Landing over 50 ft
5,700 ft
Fuel burn
46 gph

Published figures for the Boeing 787-9 type. They describe the model, not this airframe's equipment or condition.

Safety record

Accident & incident history

✓ No NTSB accident or incident reports and no FAA preliminary notices on file for N24973.

Sources: NTSB aviation accident database and CAROL case system, FAA preliminary accident & incident notices. Search accident records

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Data: FAA Aircraft Registry (October 2026), including deregistered aircraft; NTSB and FAA accident data; fyiAero listing history. Individual owners' names are shown to signed-in users and street addresses are never shown. Type figures are published specifications, not this aircraft's.